PHDT Annual Report 2015
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Sanitation<br />
Construction of Latrines<br />
Another critical area when it<br />
comes to hygiene of the plantation<br />
community is sanitation. The <strong>PHDT</strong><br />
has taken great strides to provide<br />
54% of the requirement of individual<br />
family toilets to improve the sanitary<br />
conditions in the plantations. The<br />
pollution of natural water sources due<br />
to lack of poor sanitation facilities has<br />
led to many bowel diseases affecting<br />
those living in downstream villages as<br />
well. In <strong>2015</strong> there were 700 latrines<br />
constructed in all the regions by the<br />
Ministry for a value of Rs. 33.30<br />
Mn. The construction work was<br />
successfully completed and handed<br />
over to the community. The details<br />
are given in Table 4 below.<br />
Table 4 – Construction of Latrines<br />
Region<br />
No. of Units<br />
Galle 100<br />
Ratnaopura 90<br />
Badulla 100<br />
Kegalle 100<br />
Kandy 85<br />
Hatton 125<br />
Nuwara Eliya 100<br />
Total 700<br />
A special latrine project for Kegalle<br />
Region with 200 units approved by<br />
the Ministry to the value of Rs. 9.35<br />
Mn and 80% of work has been<br />
successfully completed.<br />
The common latrine concept has<br />
been changed and individual latrines<br />
are provided to each family. This<br />
enables proper upkeep, privacy for<br />
females, protection of environment<br />
etc.,<br />
Plantation Human Development Trust <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2015</strong><br />
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